Shingle Creek Regional Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near West Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shingle Creek Regional Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 862–900 ft
Out & Back · Oak Grove Park
Trailhead: 45.14801, -93.36781
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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